Designator Annotation

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The Designator Annotation Dialog.

Summary

The Designator Annotation dialog allow designers to check the designator of physical components in multi-channel design.

Access

Compile the project, and click certain channel Tab below the schematic editor. Then click the designator of any component to access this dialog.

Options/Controls

Name

Designator - These are non-editable fields that are populated based on the logical designator information for the component. The fields presented will depend on the chosen naming scheme.

Value

Value - These are non-editable fields that are populated based on the logical designator information for the component. The fields presented will depend on the chosen naming scheme.

Annotation

Annotate - Enable this option to access controls by which to define the required annotation.
LockPhysical Designator - Use this option to specify use of a custom physical designator. Enter the designator required in the field to the right. This is the option that is set when graphically editing a designator in a compiled document view.
Edit Physical Designator - Enter the custom physical designator required in this field, when the Lock Physical Designator option is enabled.
Apply Naming Scheme - Use this option to generate a designator using a specified naming scheme. Use the Annotate Options button to access the Board Level Annotation Options dialog, from where you can either choose a predefined naming scheme, or specify your own, custom scheme. The Physical designator will be generated based on the logical designator information and the specified naming scheme.
Annotate Option - Click this button to access the Board Level Annotation Options dialog, from where you can either choose a predefined naming scheme, or specify your own, custom scheme.

The options defined in the Board Level Annotation Options dialog when defining a naming scheme, are global to the project and override the naming scheme defined on the Multi-Channel tab of the Options for Project dialog (Project»Project Options).

Component - These are non-editable fields that are populated based on the logical designator information for the component. The fields presented will depend on the chosen naming scheme.
Room Name - These are non-editable fields that are populated based on the logical designator information for the component. The fields presented will depend on the chosen naming scheme.
Calculated Physical Designator - This non-editable field presents the calculated physical designator, based on the chosen naming scheme, that will be assigned when you click OK.